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BIG BATTLEEXPECTEDIN MEXICOEL PASO. Tci.. March 23.?One ofjthe greatest battles In the hostory o:Mexico Is Imminent between theforces of Gen. Villa and Gen. Carranza which are massing on the northcoast of Mexico.Gen. Villa has an army that Is nowestimated at 50.000 men that is closing in on Tamplco and other placeswhich are in control of Gen. Carranza's followers.Mexico To Pay For McManus. IWASHINGTON. March 23.?Secretary of State William J. Bryan announced this morning that Gen. Zapata and Gen. Salazar have expressedregret for the killing of John B. McManus. and that they are arrangingfor the payment of an indemnity tohis family. It also was said thatthe murderers will be promptly punished for the crimo they committed.Gen. Villa Apologizes.WASHINGTON. March 23?Throughthe Brazilian minister Gen. Villa hasapologized to the United States forthe murder of John B. McManus.DELEGATE WICKERSHAMGUEST AT LUNCHEONSEATTLE. March 23. ? Relegate" James Wlckersham. of Alaska, wasthe guest of honor at a dinner of theAlaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce yesterday. He saidthat Alaskans are united in the effortto boost Alaska. Ho praised the President and Secretary of the Interior,and gave Gov. J. F. A. Strong and theAlaska legislature credit for turningthe tide in favor of the school lands!bill? >NEW YORK BUSINESS MANKILLS HIS WIFE AND SELFSEW YORK. March 23. ? HowardBocock. treasurer of the Astor Trustcompany and prominent In New Yorksociety, shot and killed his wife yesterday as she was playing the pianoin their home for his entertainment.He then committed suicide.GERMANS BOMBARDRHEIMS AGAINPARIS. March 23.?The war officeannounced this morning that Germansare again bombarding Rheims aftera cessation of hostilities in that vicinity for many weeks.Aviators dropped bombs into thatcity last night killing three citizens.The Allies are holding their own.ARTILLERY FIRE DRIVESGERMAN TROOPS INSANEi^)NDON. March 23.?Informationhas been received here that 300 German soldiers, driven Insane from theBritish artillery Are at the Battle ofNeuvo Chapelle have been removedby the German authorities to an insane asylum at Aix la Chapelle.MEDITERRANEAN STORMKILLS 300 PASSENGERSMADRID, March 23.?Three hundred dock laborers at Algeciras, whoworo passengers on four merchantships that were destroyed by a stormyesterday in the Mediterranean, weredrowned.BRITAIN ADDS TOLIST OF CONTRABAND? *LONDON, 31 area zs.?uusciai announcement has been published inthe Gazette that raw wool, wool tops,woolen and worsted yarns had beenadded to the list on contraband, asanother step In England's retalllatlonagainst the German submarine war.Also copper. Iodine, tin, tin ore. skinsof various cattle, tea, castor oil, parafino wax, ammonia and' its salts,urea and an aline and their compounds.Empire want ads. get results? +? WEATHER TODAY ?+?+?+*??* + + *+ Maximum?50. ->? Minimum?32. ++ CLEAR- +MINING DEAL! ENTHUSES ALLJUNEAU PEOPLENews of New York capitalists' 54,000,000 subscription to stock in theAlaska-Juneau mine, linked with thestatement of Col. Daniel C. Jackling,| of the Gastineau property, that theThane project will reach maturity bymidsummer, has combined in presenting to Juneau and Southeastern Alaska a picture that tells its owu story>n regard to the future of this seeIn mining, business and engineering circles since Tho Empire llrst pubi Ushcd details of the plans of the twinhas been slowly creeping to tho suri face has emerged and visions of aI long period of prosperity and goodtimes for the capital city aro todaybrighter than for many months.Mr. Bradle/s Flans.President Bradloy's plans call for[ the installation of ore-reducing stamps; and roils to produce three times the; millage of the great Treadwell plantacross the channel. The financialquestion having been solved, no further obstacles in launching the commencement of work are expected. Itis believed the preliminary programof devclopemnt will go into effect atonce, to be redoubled upon the arrlval of President Bradley from Sani Francisco.'l'tte rise or r reuenc vv. nrnuiey 10a position of preeminence in the mining and duancial world has beensteady. Ho received his hard knocksat the nunim; same o:i the .Mother,[Lode'in California. Todny he is W&Iof the famous Treadwell, the BunkerHill & Sullivan property in Idahoand has other extensive mining interi the presidency of the Treadweli company upon the death of H. H. Tayolrin San Francisco over two years ago.He has made many-trips to Alaska;since he became the governing spirit of the Treadwell.AMERICAN URGES GERMANYTO MOVE FOR PEACE??COPENHAGEN. March 23.?Col. E.; M. House, a personal friend of President Woodrow Wilson, who arrivedat Berlin the other day Is bolieved tobe urging Germany to make a move| for peace before the beginning of the' Spring campaigns. It ts said thati the President fears that if peace negotiations are not begun before thebeginning of the Spring campaign,that the war will be carried to suchextremities that peace will be impossible until the belligerent nationsshall havo become exhausted.GREECE WILL NOTGO INTO THE WARATHENS, March 23.?"Wo conceiveof no emergency now that can forceus to enter the v.-ar,. Greece is atpeace with her neighbors, and wishesto remain so. There will be no changein her foreign policy," said Greece'saew Prime minister.With taho chamber of deputies adjourned for 30 days by Royal decree.King Constantino is now in supremecontrol. He has ordered the authorities to prevent all war demonstrations on the ground that they mighttonH fn oomnlloatlons of an unDleasant nature.VERMONT MIGHT BECOMEDRY AS IN DAYS OF OLDMONTPELIER, VL, March 23. ?The law passed by the present LeglsI laturo gives the voters of Vermont anearly opportunity to decide whetheror not the State shall go prohibitionagain. The vote will be taken at the1916 municipal elections. Vermonthad prohibition for 60 years, then 12years ago, 1903, it went wet after aState-wide campaign."MINE REPEAL"STORY WRONGA reportorial error yesterday wasresponsible for the published statement that the Millard Senate Bill 23had asked the repeal of the entire lawproviding the appointment of a Territorial mining inspector for Alaska.The Millard bill asks the repeal ofSection 8. and adds several sectipns toG. A. Baldwin of the B. & 3. billiard parlor, is leaving tonight on theGeorgia for his pile camp at Killisnoo.present:Wliil? the Senate was hoarlng thejudiciary committee's recommendationthat the tour attorney general measI urcs be made a special order of business, for consideration by the committee of the whole Thursday morning, the House today passed to Itsthird reading tho momorlaf askingCongress for $125,000 for native hospitals in Alaska, heard tho secondreading of tho uniform 8-hour mininglaw and after some discussion as tothe chances of tho Territory beingable to pay the wolf bounties, shuntedthe Sulzer bill over to a new place onTwo new bills were Introduced inthe House, one, by Mr. Held., to punby Mr. Heckman, to amend the bank; made a special order for tomorrow atWhen the Shoup native hospitalresolution was read Mr. Snow wantod to amend it by Inserting a clause: to give white men, also, the benefitsi said that "something was wofullywrong in the Indian relief system in; Alaska," and said that his purpose in~ V?f?,,? *k/> ntiAeHAnamenuing ww vuun uc iiu^uvosquarely bofqre tho Jrlouse.Tho. House indicated it wanted itninadequacy of the present governmentmedical force in Alaska were made by:and Mr. Shoup.Three New Senate Bills.Three new bills were introduced,:as follows:Senate Bill No. 25, by Senator Gnu-!stad. entitled, "An Act authorizing;municipalities to grant franchise topublic service corporations." Re- ?banking; corporations (including mu1 tiiclpalKSenate Bill No: 26. by Senator Aid-!rich, entitled. "An Act to regulate,the collection of medical and hospital:fees by an employer from an ern-.ployee." Referred to committee onSenato BUI No. 27, by SenatorHubbard, entitled, "An Act to authorize the organization, operation andmanagement of Trust companies inthe Territory of Alaska." Referred tocommittee on banks and banking,. etc.The Senate passed H. B. 24, appro' in the office of the cx-officlo registrar? of vital statistics.Tho Senate received the Driscoll. election bill, which was read by title ]and referred to the olection commlti tee, heard the readiug of Mr. Shoup'sfunds to meet, expenses of the Pioneers' Home, favorably reported fori passage, with amendments^ the fisheries memorial and adopted' the reportof the judiciary committee7 on its rec-:ommendatlons for a whore committeeto take up the attornoy general andlegal counsel measures, of which thereiare four.Mining Bill Up.The genral 8-hour-day-in-mincs bill,1Introduced for the purposo of applyingtho short working day to rock quarof open cut, placer and metalliferous? cusslon. Mr. Hold moved to taMc thomeasure, for a general hearing tomor, row night, arguing thai the billshould make provision for "Glory|Holo" .work, by so. stating. The motion was lost and two amendments,affecting employment in stamp androller mills "as applied to metalliferous mining," and another reiteratingthe reference to "open-cut" mining,were passed. Tho bill went to the en! grossment committee.After Representatives Noon andSnow had proposed an amendment toty moneys paid by tho Territory dur: Sboup was permitted to wlflidraw nnamendment regarding payment of theshape as it camo from the Senate.The hill will await the disposition ofthe appropriation and revenue measures, upon which its enforcementThat the time has arrived when theTerritory or Alaska should providethe ? machinery and fund:; for the -purpose of carrying on "road work In Alaska, fint in conjuction with the boardout Its assistance at ail, is recommended by Col. W. P. Richardson, for tenyears .head of the board or road comThe recommendations of Col. Richardson were conveyed in a lotter toGov. J. P. A. Strong, and transmittedto the legislature today, and, In brief,ka.3. That tho legislature memorialprlatlon for military -and post roads,bridges and trails In Alaska, pointingout that legislature is doing Its share.?1. Protection for roads, bridgesand trails through the Territory, kkmeet situation In Alnskn.WILSON TO HOLDBLOCKADE UNLAWFULWASHINGTON. Marcli 23. ? It kunderstood that the identical note ofPresident Woodrow Wilson, whichFrance, will urge objections againstthe blockade against- Germany on theground that there is no precedent inthe history of international affairsfor such a declaration, and that thereis no basis for it in law.The note will, it is said, cover thewhole situation, setting forth tho arguments and precedents to sustain theposition of the United States. It isstrong language.NOTHING- NEW INJAP-CHINA GAMEWASHINGTON, March 23.?President Woodrow Wilson said to callerstoday that the only definite thingthat could be said at this time about'he Japanese and Chincso situation isthat tho United States has addressedan Inquiry to Japan concerning herdemands on China, requesting that afull statement be made concerningThe American noto also cxprcssoddispleasure at some of tho demandsthat tho Japanese government had admitted making In the first statomentto the United States.NORTHWESTERNBACK ON RUNSEATTLE, March 23.?The Northwestern wilt resume her run to Alaska at once, sailing tomorrow nighton her first trip since being repaired.This will give the Alaska Steamshipcompany a threo days' service toSoutheastern Alaska and a six days'service to the Westward.Tho following have booked for passage on tho Northwestern for Juneau:H. W. Pohlman ,Theo. Colo, Mrs. W.F. Brandenberg, Mrs. J. W. Juno, A.B. Dodd and wife, C. S. Jordan, JackDalton and wife, Frank Korkornonand.wife, 0. P. Rbgers and wife, Mrs.Klegman, two chlldron, nnd ton second class.PROSECUTOR TO FIGHTMUELLER CASE TO ENDSEATTLE, March 23.?ProsecutingAttorney Alfred Lundin has refused todrop the prosecution of Wilhelm Mueller, the German consul at this place,in the State courts.Ambassador Protests.WASHINGTON, March 23. ? Tho?German Ambassador conferred today: consular treaty.RIFTYJSIX DEAD INBRITANIA SLIDEVANCOUVER. B. C., March 23. ?The estimated number of dead as amine, Howe sound, is 56. Two otherswore wounded.Everybody rcada Empire "ads."BERLIN, ? via Overseas Newr.Agency, March 23.?It wao announcedat the war office today that the Fran-;co-British fleet has lost five warships,sunk and 2,000 men in tho operationsat Dardanelles. The announcement'continues that apparently tho Impossibility of the task of passing through]the strait Is realized because the at-;tacks on the Innor forts have beenabandoned.WIND 8TOF ?-.{ 8TOP8 ATTACKS. JParis. March 23.?A heavy gale Issweeping through the Dardanelles,and the ships of the allied fleot havebeen compelled to rmain at anchor, "ISLAND ATTACK PROBABLE.London, March 23.?It Is suspected; that tho silence of the Dardanelles|fleet for the last two days is account-!cd for by extensive preparation# fora land attack to act In conjunction;I with tho operations of the fleet| GALICIA AND POLANDSUFFER FROM WAR;; BERLIN. March 23.?Tho people ofPoland and Gallcla have !>uffercd:worse than thoso of any other sections;on account of the war, according tojthe war oIBco. It Is estimated that]the loss to the two provinces amounts (to 5,000,000,000 marks. Tho Russianshave taken 1,300,000 head of horses:and cattle and an the grain and pro; visions from Gallcla.POLISH MEN ANDWOMEN HELPED CZARLONDON, March 23. ? A Petrogradspecial says the dispositions of Grand. Dulco Nicholas for entrapping Cermnnr, In (their advance?upon theNelman-Bahr-Narow line wore keptj so secret that the enemy in spito orall their systems of spies, came onIn painful ignoranco of what awaitodthem. The last remaining inhabitantsturned out en masse with muzzleloaders, scythes and hayforks andconstituted themselves volunteor patrolmen of roads and forests, "Women rivalled men in service. TimGrand Duko was highly gratifled towitness a party of village women withsome German prisoners, whom theyhad captured and bound.CARPATHIAN ATTACKSOF SECONDARY IMPORTANCEPETROGRAD, March 23.?The waroffice cnys:"Austrian attacks in the Carpathianregion are regarded as being of secondary importance in the Eastern| theatre of war. Tbo enemy is stakingeverything on the Russo-PruBsian frontier, so far as can be gathered. Allenstcin and Ostcrodc arc tho contore at which the German troops fromThorn and Grondo are concentratingonly sufficient forces to cover a possible retreat to tho Mazurlan lakoITALY PREPARINGFOR MOBILIZATIONROME, March 23. ? A' movementhas boon laauguratcd to prepare anorganization that will have for Itspurpose the working out of plans toput womon in tho Industries and commerce and on tho farms to performtho work that will have to be done Ifthere should be a goneral mobilization of tho people for war.Tho impression prevails In businesscircles that Italy will bo unab'.e tokoop out of tho war with tho comingof spring. Tho restrictions upon neutral commerce are adding to the fuelthat keeps the war sentiment bailing.Italy Is greatly annoyed by tho constant smuggling of war materialALASKA WHALER GOESTO ATLANTIC OCEANSea Product1- company today told to aBoston syndicate, to operato In theTransatlantic trade, the steamship Admlralen, formerly used as a whalerfrom Akutan.AMERICANSj GET $600,000EROM BRITISH jLONDON, March 23.?The British[prizo court has directed that $600,-i; 000 be paid to American shippers bh ;remuneration for flour and wheat!seized by the British government andfor damages resulting from the sol! zure.It was announced at the time thepaymonts were ordered that othercases will be decided as fast as thecircumstances can be looked into,and that full reparation will be madein every case.Allien Constantly Gain.PARIS, March 23.?The Allies are;continuing to make minor gains Inthe trench war in Northern France,1and In Belgium. The advance is slow land laborious, but dogged and dc-1Ccrmlned. For more than a weok ieach day has seen some gains.Aviators Bombard Ostend.BERLIN, March 23.?British avintors threw bombs on Ostend lastnight without doing any damage tothe German military establishment,though several Belgian civilians werekilled.? ? ?GERMANY MAY TRPTO TAKE CALAISAMSTERDAM. March 23. ? Strongprecautions are being taken by theGerman military authorities to prevent any attemtpt of the British toforce a landing upon the Belgian -sea'coast Heavy German reinforcementsarc arriving at Bruges and this leads!i to the belief that the invaders aregetting ready for another great ef-:fort to cut their way through towardCalais.A dispatch from Sluis says that the jgarrisons alt along the North Sea ?| coast arc being strengthened. Thegarrison of Knocko has been Increas' ed and that of Hoys has been augir1|mented from 4.000 to 5,000 men. Thcji troops are being billeted In private! houses.German troops who have been en-,gaged in constructing earthworksalong the coast line and tho Dutchborder have received orders to pre-!pare to go to the front tho middle oftho month.I ?GERMAN PIGS BILLETTEDON PEOPLE OF BELGIUMi BRUSSELS, March 23.?The Ger-:; mans havo bilfetted 1,000,000 pigs on; tho civilian population of Belgium.!Tho order has been made that thocivilians of the country must feed andcare for tho swine, and that all mustperform his share of tho sendee without distinction as to class or wealth.BRIDGE DYNAMITER TOBE TRIED IN BOSTON?BOSTON. March 23.?Werner Van;Horn, who admited dynamiting the;Canadian Pacific brldgo across the St.Croix river, arrived here in charge ofUnited States deputy marchalu. Ho!will bo tried hero in the Federal)Court on a criminal charge.AUSTRIA FRUSTRATES jTREASONABLE PLOTPARIS, March 23. ? The Geneva, |(Switzerland) Tribune assorts theAustro-Hungarian military police havediscovered and thwarted n vast plotamong reserve officers against thesuperior command of the Austro-Hungarian army, which had for its object the stopping of the war againstRussia and eventually against vRoumania. Tho officers, all of Slavoniannationality, distributed pamphlets toall the soldiers preaching a revolt. Onlast Saturday strong Czech and Ronmanlan-born contingents were aboutto be sent into Eastern Galtcia whenthe pamphlets wore discovered in thepossession of the troops.Tho general staff decided to execute fivo officers and numerous privates but men of the appointed firing;squad turned their rifros against tahecolonel and oipcftjh, killing them instantly. This happened in Bohemia.!Similar incidents.arc reported throughout Transylvania".It is reported that officers implicatied in tho alleged-plot to stop tho warbelong to a republican organizationformed with the object of transforming the Austro-Hungarian monarchyinto a confederation of self-governingStates.? iRUSSIANS; MOVING ONAUSTRIANS?PETPOGRAD, Marhc 23.?Inspiredby the fall of Przemysl, Russia Isthrowing an army of 500,000 menagainst the Germans and Austrlans InBukowina and toward the Roumanianfrontier.Dispatcheo to the war office fromthe Iront state that a gigantic Russianmovement Is in progress along theline from Oukla pass to the RoumanIan border, and that hordes of Slavsare driving southward through theCarpathian passes. The invadingforces are expected to overwhelm theAustrian forces in Hungary, and toplace that country at the mercy ofRussia.TIDE TURNING AGAINST GERMANS.The Russian government believesthat the tide has turned finally strongly In fjvor of Russia In the war inthe East. With the enemy's forces ?beaten in North Poland, helpless tostay the tide that Is flowing southward in Bukowina and through theCarpathlanc, gradually being forcedbackward tdward Cracow In WesternGalicia. and unable to make anygains in Central Poland, the end ofGermany'c offensive movement seemsto be definitely settled.Fighting continues with great ferocity throughout Poland, and In Western Galicia Russia is preparing foran advance toward Cracow.Last Days of PrzemysI.PETROGRAD, March 23. ? Eventswhich preceded the final desperatesortie of the beleagured garrison atPrr.emysl, which was designed tobreak through the encircling ring ofRussian troops are described in anofficial communication which was issued here this morning.Tho statement was preceded by oneissued last nlsht which says that theRussians captured nine Austrian generals, 300 other officers and more than50,000 troops. Many large guns, hundreds of field pieces, thousands ofstands of small arms, great quantitiesof ammunition and other stores andsupplies.The statement describing the eventsleading up to the surrender. Thestatement says:"During the Inst days before thefinal sortie from Przemysl the garrison received increased rations. Eachsoldier was issued biscuits for fivedays, warm clothing, new boots andincreased allowances. The officerswore Instructed to explain to thetroops that if they returned to thefortress an inglorious fate awaitedthem, consequently they must piercethe Russian front at any cost."After this preparation, more than20,000 troops were selected and ordered to participate in the sortie. How- 'ever, several units refused to movedespite the urgings of the commanders."Finally only the Twenty-third Honved division and some parts of thoEighty-fflth Eandwehr and the FourthHussars took an active par). In the attack. They were promptly and decisively defeated."The surrender followed."Berlin Honors Defenders.BERLIN.- March 23.?The press ofthe German capital unite in paying trl- <bute to the dcefnders of Przomysl,whom, it Is declared that only hungercould subdue. At the same time thereIs no nttcmpl on the part of the pressor the military authorities to makelight of the importance of the deRoad to Hungary Now Open.PETROGRAD, March 23.?The Russian press today agrees that the greatest importance must be attached tothe fall of Przemysl, and says thatthere wilt now be an early advancei into Hungary.! The Novo Vremya says there is! nothing to prevent the Russian armiesfrom proceeding directly through thei Uzsolc and Lukkow passes.? * >MOHAMMEDANS MURDERINGCHRISIANS IN PERSIANEW YORK. March 23.?ReportsI of the murdering and plundering ofI Christians in northern Persia are contalned in dispatches from Tiflis,